by Editor | Saturday 24th October 2020 | Technology
EDITOR’S COMMENT: if car manufacturers want to sell more electric cars they can, but they shouldn’t be forced to. Similarly, if people want to buy them, they should be able to, but the government shouldn’t force people to, or force people to subsidise them for...
by Editor | Friday 23rd October 2020 | Technology
EDITOR’S COMMENT: the real question is: will governments allow people to make informed decisions about which type of car is best for their situation? Or are we all going to be forced to do what they think is best…? Over the spring and summer of 2020,...
by Editor | Monday 14th September 2020 | Technology
The projected rollout of 35 million electric vehicles (EVs) on Britain’s streets will mean households and highways run from the same power source, increasing the possibility of a “single point of failure” that could thwart the Government’s stated aim of...
by Editor | Monday 14th September 2020 | Technology
Boris Johnson said this month that High Speed 2, the proposed railway connecting London with the north, would create 22,000 jobs. He neglected to mention the myriad ethical, financial and environmental issues around the line that the government is failing to address....
by Editor | Wednesday 9th September 2020 | Technology
EDITOR’S COMMENT: the government’s plan to ban the sale of all fossil fuel cars by 2035 is UNREALISTIC and UNNECESSARY. Ordinary people all over the country can’t pay a premium to upgrade their car to an electric vehicle and the national grid...
by Editor | Thursday 3rd September 2020 | Technology
The number of people in the UK planning to purchase an electric vehicle has collapsed as the pandemic squeezed finances for potential car buyers, according to a leading online automotive portal. A survey by Auto Trader of 2,300 consumers in January found 16 per cent...
